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Extemper1 · 3rd September 2001, 09:25 PM

i guess it's cause i grew up with a mother who watched ST all the time, but i loved the original series.... and the movies. then i really got into the next generation. so when they made a movie that combined the two, i loved it.

markpud · 4th September 2001, 11:16 AM

well even if for example Picard didnt want ot do another movie, they could continue on with Riker having command of his own ship, and bring in some crew from the other series to give a wider appeal to the fans... I doubt that such a popular franchise will be terminated..

Neo · 6th September 2001, 04:46 PM

I reckon Voyager will be the new film franchise

markpud · 6th September 2001, 06:46 PM

well if Janeway is in ST:X then it looks that way...

Neo · 7th September 2001, 06:35 PM

Well sure is looking that way

mastvam · 9th September 2001, 09:49 AM

Over on the Comming Attractions message boards we ran through the movies, ranking them in order.

These were my votes...

1) Wrath of Kahn... Just plain cool. The peak.
2) The Voyage Home... TNG takes itself way to seriously, and their jokes usually feel forced.
3) First Contact... A ship that didn't look like bad 80's cgi, Borg, not overly message ridden. Like me some Star Trek on steroids.
4)Undiscovered Country... Was it a little phoned in, sure. Still a decent attempt at getting back to what made II so good.
5)Motion Picture... Robert Wise. Plus, when this came out, it was in the top 3 sfx films of all time (Star Wars, 2001... What else? Blew me away.)
Tie - 6)Generations... Blew up real good. The ship, that is. Someone didn't like that ship much at Paramount either, I'm guessing, so we got to see it blow up twice.
Tie - 6)Search for Spock... Blew that ship up real good too! A movie later we get the same model with a new decal? A ship that is decomissioned almost as fast as it was comissioned? Oh, and I guess we got Spock back too. I was young enough to buy just about anything when this came out, but I still had trouble accepting this.
8)Insurrection... Didn't suck, just had nothing that made any of the other movies interesting. I'm in that "good episode, but why is it a movie" land here.
9)Final Frontier... Sucked. "But Nimoy got to direct, so why can't I?" Kirk died two movies too late.

And this was the final tally...

Star Trek II: the Wrath of Kahn 228
Star Trek: First Contact -> 192
Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country -> 183
Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home - > 174
Star Trek III: the Search for Spock -> 138
Star Trek: Generations -> 109
Star Trek: the Motion Picture -> 103
Star Trek: Insurrection -> 83
Star Trek V: the Final Frontier -> 49

Highlander II · 20th September 2001, 02:13 PM

i liked ST:IV -- probably b/c it was the 1st one i really remember seeing -- i know i saw TMP at a drive-in theatre w/ a sunburn at like age 6 or 8 or something - yeah - sit through 2 hours of ugly costumes and V-ger w/ a sunburn?? um - no ---

ST:IV was funny to me -- tho ST:II is real close - Khan is just a great character --

i hated Generations - it was boring and didn't really tell me much except that somehow, they needed a way to transition into the new series - felt forced to me and the story wasn't interesting -

i like First Contact, and Insurrection was all right, but probably could have been better ----

markpud · 20th September 2001, 08:18 PM

i think ST:II was the best of Kirks films, and First Contact is the best of Picards so far...

Neo · 21st September 2001, 02:06 PM

I liked the quote Kirk died two movies too late...LOL

Highlander II · 21st September 2001, 03:21 PM

i think that FX (a cable channel in the US) has been running the ST movies lately -- in order even (i think) -- haven't watched 'em on tv b/c i have 'em on video, but they're on if anyone is in need of a ST movie fix ---

i think if you check yahoo's listings or your fave internet tv listing site you should be able to find it ---

i know they ran TMP, II, III, IV, and V (i think, not sure on V) -- so, guess VI is next, don't know if they'll run Generations and the rest, but keep eyes peeled ----

Neo · 21st September 2001, 07:08 PM

Sky one is showing Star Trek 2 on wednesday night 9pm

Dave · 26th February 2002, 10:11 PM

>>> Moving this to the new Star Trek Movies forum.

Seem to have a leader with 'First Contact'. I expected the newer films to be more popular in this poll because there are more younger people. I wonder how the DVD sales will go, once they are all released.

Qwxy · 27th April 2002, 11:54 AM

what is your faverite Trek Film

Qwxy · 27th April 2002, 11:56 AM

what is your faverite Trek Film

Technomage · 27th April 2002, 12:04 PM

It's a very close choice between 'ST4: The Voyage Home' and 'First Contact', but if I had to choose I'd probably go for 'The Voyage Home', as it was a lot more fun than 'First Contact' and was slightly tongue-in-cheek.

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3rd September 2001, 09:25 PM	#16 (permalink)
Extemper1 Vamp Lover Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 51	i guess it's cause i grew up with a mother who watched ST all the time, but i loved the original series.... and the movies. then i really got into the next generation. so when they made a movie that combined the two, i loved it.

4th September 2001, 11:16 AM	#17 (permalink)
markpud Super-Mod to the gods Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: with Buffy, in Manchester, England... Posts: 4,732	well even if for example Picard didnt want ot do another movie, they could continue on with Riker having command of his own ship, and bring in some crew from the other series to give a wider appeal to the fans... I doubt that such a popular franchise will be terminated..

6th September 2001, 04:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
Neo Red Pixie Boot Wearer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West UK Posts: 4,596	I reckon Voyager will be the new film franchise

6th September 2001, 06:46 PM	#19 (permalink)
markpud Super-Mod to the gods Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: with Buffy, in Manchester, England... Posts: 4,732	well if Janeway is in ST:X then it looks that way...

7th September 2001, 06:35 PM	#20 (permalink)
Neo Red Pixie Boot Wearer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West UK Posts: 4,596	Well sure is looking that way

9th September 2001, 09:49 AM	#21 (permalink)
mastvam Wide-eyed Wanderer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, Wa Posts: 4	Over on the Comming Attractions message boards we ran through the movies, ranking them in order. These were my votes... 1) Wrath of Kahn... Just plain cool. The peak. 2) The Voyage Home... TNG takes itself way to seriously, and their jokes usually feel forced. 3) First Contact... A ship that didn't look like bad 80's cgi, Borg, not overly message ridden. Like me some Star Trek on steroids. 4)Undiscovered Country... Was it a little phoned in, sure. Still a decent attempt at getting back to what made II so good. 5)Motion Picture... Robert Wise. Plus, when this came out, it was in the top 3 sfx films of all time (Star Wars, 2001... What else? Blew me away.) Tie - 6)Generations... Blew up real good. The ship, that is. Someone didn't like that ship much at Paramount either, I'm guessing, so we got to see it blow up twice. Tie - 6)Search for Spock... Blew that ship up real good too! A movie later we get the same model with a new decal? A ship that is decomissioned almost as fast as it was comissioned? Oh, and I guess we got Spock back too. I was young enough to buy just about anything when this came out, but I still had trouble accepting this. 8)Insurrection... Didn't suck, just had nothing that made any of the other movies interesting. I'm in that "good episode, but why is it a movie" land here. 9)Final Frontier... Sucked. "But Nimoy got to direct, so why can't I?" Kirk died two movies too late. And this was the final tally... Star Trek II: the Wrath of Kahn 228 Star Trek: First Contact -> 192 Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country -> 183 Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home - > 174 Star Trek III: the Search for Spock -> 138 Star Trek: Generations -> 109 Star Trek: the Motion Picture -> 103 Star Trek: Insurrection -> 83 Star Trek V: the Final Frontier -> 49

20th September 2001, 02:13 PM	#22 (permalink)
Highlander II There can be only one!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,497	i liked ST:IV -- probably b/c it was the 1st one i really remember seeing -- i know i saw TMP at a drive-in theatre w/ a sunburn at like age 6 or 8 or something - yeah - sit through 2 hours of ugly costumes and V-ger w/ a sunburn?? um - no --- ST:IV was funny to me -- tho ST:II is real close - Khan is just a great character -- i hated Generations - it was boring and didn't really tell me much except that somehow, they needed a way to transition into the new series - felt forced to me and the story wasn't interesting - i like First Contact, and Insurrection was all right, but probably could have been better ----

20th September 2001, 08:18 PM	#23 (permalink)
markpud Super-Mod to the gods Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: with Buffy, in Manchester, England... Posts: 4,732	i think ST:II was the best of Kirks films, and First Contact is the best of Picards so far...

21st September 2001, 02:06 PM	#24 (permalink)
Neo Red Pixie Boot Wearer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West UK Posts: 4,596	I liked the quote Kirk died two movies too late...LOL

21st September 2001, 03:21 PM	#25 (permalink)
Highlander II There can be only one!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,497	i think that FX (a cable channel in the US) has been running the ST movies lately -- in order even (i think) -- haven't watched 'em on tv b/c i have 'em on video, but they're on if anyone is in need of a ST movie fix --- i think if you check yahoo's listings or your fave internet tv listing site you should be able to find it --- i know they ran TMP, II, III, IV, and V (i think, not sure on V) -- so, guess VI is next, don't know if they'll run Generations and the rest, but keep eyes peeled ----

21st September 2001, 07:08 PM	#26 (permalink)
Neo Red Pixie Boot Wearer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: North West UK Posts: 4,596	Sky one is showing Star Trek 2 on wednesday night 9pm

26th February 2002, 10:11 PM	#27 (permalink)
Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,595	>>> Moving this to the new Star Trek Movies forum. Seem to have a leader with 'First Contact'. I expected the newer films to be more popular in this poll because there are more younger people. I wonder how the DVD sales will go, once they are all released.

27th April 2002, 12:04 PM	#30 (permalink)
Technomage Chocolate Connoisseur. Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 148	It's a very close choice between 'ST4: The Voyage Home' and 'First Contact', but if I had to choose I'd probably go for 'The Voyage Home', as it was a lot more fun than 'First Contact' and was slightly tongue-in-cheek.